loved very much as both a man and a musician, and unlike many other composers when he died

in 1809. he was one of the most celebrated composers in the world.

Haydn once said, "Young people can see from my example that something can still come

from nothing, but what I am is the result of dire necessity." And it was very true. The story of

Haydn was a classic story of "rags to riches." His father, Mathias Haydn (1699-1763), was a

wheelwright who after traveling through Germany settled in Rohrau, a village in Austria near the

border of Hungary. A year later, Mathias married Anna Maria Koller (1707-1754), and on April

1, 1732, Franz Joseph Haydn was born. He was the eldest of twelve children, six of whom never

lived past infancy. They lived in a quiet, modest home, which was always kept neat and tidy.

Music played a big role in the Haydn home. Mathias, through years of travel, learned how to play

the harp and would come home after work and practice. He and his wife would sing Austrian

folk songs along to the music, and the children quickly caught on. This was a nightly ritual and

Music in London was at it's best while Haydn was staying there, and the English

much consideration and respect for Haydn. Out of this respect came the nickname "Papa," for

Vienna, "The Creation" was performed for the first of many times. The public felt it was Haydn's

Michael, who joined the choir a few years later. His other brother, Johann Evangelist, also joined

friends, acquaintances, people who had done him favors in his youth, and those who had been

orchestra Haydn was in charge of had been expanded to twenty-two players, all of whom had

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